Cheesy Potato Bacon Gratin Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Cook and stir bacon in large skillet on medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet with slotted spoon, reserving 2 Tbsp. drippings in skillet. Drain bacon on paper towels. Add onions to drippings in skillet; cook and stir 5 min. or until tender, adding garlic for the last minute.
• Add milk and cream cheese; cook and stir 2 min. or until cream cheese is completely melted and mixture is well blended. Whisk in sour cream, thyme and pepper. Add potatoes; mix lightly. Cover; cook on low heat 5 min.
• Place half the potato mixture in 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; cover with layers of half each of the bacon and mozzarella. Repeat all layers.
• Bake 40 to 45 min. or until potatoes are tender and top is golden brown.

Steps:

• PREHEAT OVEN AT 400F.
• Slice potatoes and put them in water. (I slice them with a slicer because if you cut them by hand, OBVIOUSLY they will be way too thick when you layer them!).
• Melt butter in a LARGE saucepan and add heavy cream, the parsley, garlic powder and onion powder. Bring to a SOFT boil.
• When (soft) boiling, TURN OFF. Add sliced potatoes and let them sit for 10-15 minutes (this is to let it cook a little bit to cut off the oven time!).
• In a BUTTERED lasagna pan, make one thin layer of potatoes. Then add a layer of grated parmesan cheese, mozzerella, asiago and the crumbled bacon, and evenly disburse ONE LADLE of the cream on top of the potatoes. Continue this step until you reach 1 inch from the top of the pan.
• POUR the cream inside the pan, enough to cover the potatoes.
• Top with a little more cheese and COVER, but leave one side OPEN to let the steam vent.
• after 35 minutes, check the potatoes. If they are not soft yet, continue again for 15 more minutes.
• UNCOVER then cook another 15 minutes.
• Let stand and the sauce will thicken.